Mexico halts some vaccinations after 2 children die, 29 are hospitalized - LA Times


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Mexico stopped administering certain vaccines nationwide and launched an investigation into why two children died and 29 fell ill this weekend after receiving inoculations in Chiapas, the country’s southernmost state, officials said.
A total of 52 children in the municipality of Simojovel received vaccines against tuberculosis, rotavirus and hepatitis B on Friday, and 31 of them had adverse reactions that night, according to the Mexican Institute for Social Security. Of the hospitalized children, six are in grave condition and 23 are stable, the health agency said.


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